Marrero man accused of taking $5,600 in Gretna bar burglary

A Marrero has been arrested and booked burglary after authorities say he stole thousands of dollars from a Gretna bar, but was caught because of a soda bottle he left behind at the scene.

Jarrod Frosch, 39, of 3209 Tulip Drive, was booked with simple burglary Tuesday of the End Zone Bar in Gretna. Frosch was already in custody at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna after being charged with several other burglaries in April.

According to an arrest report, Frosch is accused of cracking the bar's cinder block wall and forcing his way inside. The arrest report does not state when the burglary occurred. Once inside, Frosch allegedly stole $5,680 from a lock box and ATM. He also caused $2,500 worth of damage to the ATM, the report said.

Authorities developed Frosch as a suspect after a bar employee noticed that a soda bottle had been left near a wall which was not there when the bar closed the night before. Investigators lifted Frosch's fingerprints from that bottle, the report said.